Triggered transience of metastable poly(phthalaldehyde) for transient electronics.

Hernandez, Hector Lopez; Kang, Seung-Kyun; Lee, Olivia P; Hwang, Suk-Won; Kaitz, Joshua A; Inci, Bora; Park, Chan Woo; Chung, Sangjin et al. · Adv Mater · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Triggerable transient electronics are demonstrated with the use of a metastable poly(phthalaldehyde) polymer substrate and encapsulant. The rate of degradation is controlled by the concentration of the photo-acid generator and UV irradiance. This work expands on the materials that can be used for transient electronics by demonstrating transience in response to a preselected trigger without the need for solution-based degradation.

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